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Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Frozen Flower World Part One

On the grounds of Flower World, a huge and amazing nursery about an hour north of my garden is a pond (small lake) with jets that shoot water about 20 feet into the air. The effect of the water blowing and freezing on things around is rather lovely.

The floating platform of one of the jets had been turned sideways by the freezing of water so the water was shooting a bit sideways instead of straight up so there was a bit more ice coating the vegetation on one side of the pond.

You can see un-coated green lawn in the background.

So pretty it almost makes our recent freezing temperatures worth it.

Okay, we've celebrated the beauty of winter, can we get on with spring now?

Procession of shrouded mourners? Ghosts? I think perhaps the Trachycarpus fortunei will be appreciative of their winter coats.

Tomorrow, the temperature here is predicted to rise to 54 which will feel downright balmy, especially compared to the predicted low of -27 for my sister and niece in Alaska. Hope that arctic air doesn't plan on traveling south.

About Me

Why Outlaw Gardener? I like to break the rules of good taste, plant placement, and plant hardiness. Also, I have received periodic "love notes" from the city code enforcement officer telling me that my parking strip plants encroach on the city's right-of-way. When expressing my distress over the latest such notice, I exclaimed to my pal Loree (Danger Garden) "I'm an outlaw gardener!" To which she replied,"That would be a good name for a blog."
My first gardens were in Southeast Alaska (zone 3.)I do miss the beauty and community of small-town Alaska but I don't take for granted for a moment how wonderful it is to garden in zone 8.